Hainan University places 664th globally in 2025-2026 U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings, with a significant leap of 634 positions since 2020. It rises 41 places to 93rd among the 397 ranked Chinese mainland universities. HNU has 21 subjects listed, with Marine and Freshwater Biology (#25), Food Science and Technology (#32), and Agricultural Sciences (#77) blazing into the global top 100.

HNU in U.S. News Rankings (2020-2025)

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U.S. News & World Report released this year’s edition on June 17, 2025. The overall ranking evaluated more than 2,000 higher education institutions from more than 100 countries and regions, using 13 data-driven indicators such as publications, citations and international collaboration.

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Translated by Huai Beibei

Proofread by Jin Ying